From Analysis to Algorithms: Preserving the Art of Critical Thinking
By CMDR Paul D Pelczar, OAM RAN*
‘If nine of us who get the same information arrive at the same conclusion, it’s the tenth man’s responsibility to disagree.’
— ‘World War Z’ (2013, Paramount Pictures)
In the movie, Israel survives a global zombie outbreak by enforcing the ‘tenth man’ rule: if everyone agreed, one person was required to disagree to test assumptions and to ensure uncomfortable options were considered. It was dissent made part of the system.
